Chapter Twenty-Four: Choosing a Sword
"Okay, you kid! It's only been a long time, and it's been so much progress without making a sound, which can be called a god speed! Haha, yesterday Adamx's bearded man praised his son for how talented he was, grandma's, he should have pulled this bearded man to our house today, and also opened the eyes of this proud boy, and kept him to crawl back to the barracks, haha!"
Nicholas slapped Lynsey on the shoulder, very happy.
After lunch, the uncle and nephew chatted while walking, and after more than half an hour, they finally arrived on the bustling Noqi Street.
Nicholas knew his way so well that he ignored the dazzling array of goods on both sides of the street, and walked straight to a remote place around the corner.
There was a clanging sound in a low, inconspicuous tin house, and the two stopped in front of it.
This weapon shop doesn't even have a store name, there is a dark spear on the left and right sides of the door, the head of the spear is sharp and glowing, even if you don't go forward to take a closer look, just feel the cold and sharp aura emanating from the spear, Lin Xi five meters away can easily judge that these two spears are extraordinary.
This unobtrusive weapons shop is enough to use these two spears as its signboard, and of course, customers who can be attracted to it will have to know the goods.
Nicholas didn't say anything to Lynsey, but with a smile on his face, he strode towards the tin house, shouting as he went, "Kruid, Nicholas has come to visit!"
The sound was loud and not drowned out by the noisy thumping.
"Can't I be quieter, I'm not deaf, I can hear you yelling for ten miles. ”
A low, but neutral voice rang out unhappily.
Following Nicholas into the house, Lynsey took a closer look and saw a dwarf who was about a head shorter than himself coming out of the side room.
The dwarf named Kruid wiped the linen-colored overalls on his body with his big hand, wiped off the sweat and wiped his nose again, his thick and somewhat dry lips trembled, and a deep voice came out again.
"Nicholas, long time no see!" Cruy said as if to greet, but quickly said, "Why are you coming to my shop again, I can tell you, there is no suitable weapon for you to choose from this time, you cunning human, the spear you picked last time has not been paid for until now." ”
The gray-white hair was scattered randomly, the pitted face was red and white, and there were several small holes in the work clothes, if it weren't for his height, Lin Xi wouldn't have recognized this almost rude uncle as a dwarf who was famous for forging various weapons on the Yaning Continent.
Nicholas seemed to have a lot to do with the dwarf in front of him, who was not very good-tempered, but he was not angry at all, but said with a smile: "Kruid, what kind of good weapons have been forged recently, so that the eldest brother and I will open my eyes!"
Lynsey almost didn't laugh on the spot. The dwarf's strange and stinky temper Lin Xi knows very well, but his uncle just has no scruples and actually calls himself the eldest brother. At the moment, Lynsey's blue eyes looked at Cruy curiously, wanting to know how he would react.
To Lynsey's surprise, the dwarf Kruy did not get angry, nor did he return the favor, nor did he smile, but simply extended his calloused right hand towards Nicholas.
"Here you go!"
Nicholas took out two bottles of liquor from his bosom and handed them to Kruid.
"That's pretty much it. Okay, I'll show you the good things I've made in the past six months. The dwarf weighed the two bottles of wine in his hand, seemed satisfied, and moved his stubby legs to walk towards the side room.
Nicholas stopped Kruy and said, "I'm here to find a suitable weapon for my nephew Linsey, and I need to look at your arsenal and choose again." ”
Cruy turned around and let out a "whoo" before he began to look at Lynsey.
After a moment's pause, Kruy withdrew his gaze and returned to Nicholas. "There are quite a few swords in this room, you can let him choose one!" said Cruy casually towards the innermost room in the store with a closed door.
This is the usual way for dwarves to treat unfamiliar humans, even if they are familiar with Nicholas, but Kruid has no enthusiasm for Lynsey next to him.
"Lynsey, what weapon do you want?" said Nicholas, ignoring Kruid's indifference.
"I'm going to put a spear, preferably black, about one meter and a half. Lynsey expressed her thoughts clearly.
Cruy, who was about to return to the studio, immediately stopped, and when he turned his head, his expression when he looked at Lynsey was even more indifferent, and even a little mocking.
"I heard you right, Nicholas, this kid of yours wants such a long gun as a weapon, hey, kid, can you handle such a heavy spear?"
Nicholas smiled bitterly, this dwarf friend of his is really not easy to get along with, in addition to his bad temper, he also loves to be sarcastic.
However, probably to train Linsey's ability to "resist hits", Nicholas did not interject.
"May I ask Mr. Kruid, do you usually ride a horse?" said Linsey, tilting her head.
"Does this have anything to do with you?" Cruy yelled angrily, unwittingly falling into Lynsey's trap.
Lynsey didn't say a word, but her serious expression changed to a smirk, as if she was mocking Cruy for not daring to answer his question head-on.
Cruy looked at Lynsey's playful expression and was quickly enraged.
"Of course it's a good horse! I don't believe you ask your uncle, my furious horse was still given by your uncle. Cruy said triumphantly as he stroked his short black beard with his big hand.
"Oh?" Lynsey raised his eyebrows deliberately, "Then sir, you must be very imposing on horseback, right?" Lynsey continued to set up.
"Of course. Cruy shook his head proudly.
"Is it easy to get on the horse?" Lynsey looked at Kruid, who was a head shorter than herself, and threw out a killer idea.
Nicholas, who was waiting to watch the play, changed his face slightly.
Whoever talks about the height of a dwarf, whether it's directly or sideways, will drive them crazy.
"You kid looks down on me, can't I even get on a horse?" Ignoring Nicholas, Cruy went straight to Linsy.
"Of course I believe that you can, sir, and I believe in your dashing and handsome riding horse, sir. Lincy paused, and when his eyes glanced at Cruid's face was no longer so stiff, he continued, "But I also believe that I can wield a spear." ”
The last words of Lynsey were neither humble nor arrogant, natural and confident.
Kruid, who was stunned for a while, finally reacted.
"Good boy, it's like your uncle's surname!'s appetite for me!" said Cruy as he stepped forward and patted Lynsey on the shoulder with his big hand.
"Hey, boy, what's your name?" Cruy didn't even pay attention to what Nicholas called Lynsey.
"Linsey, Mr. Cruid. ”
"Very well, Lynsey, you are much better than your uncle. I think your uncle and I didn't meet each other at that time, he had a bad temper at that time, and he couldn't get a bargain from me at first, but finally he gave me a bottle of good wine to get acquainted with me. Cruy glared at Nicholas as he spoke, "I didn't expect your uncle to be a stingy guy for so many years, and today's meeting gift is only an extra bottle of wine." ”
"Some of them drink so much nonsense!" Nicholas glared back.
The atmosphere in the room was natural and passionate.
"But Lynsey, you can only choose a long sword in that little room. At the end, Cruy retracted his smile and said earnestly.
Lynsey was puzzled.
Kruy smiled, "Although I can see that you have a very good talent, and you must have put a lot of effort into refining your body, you are still too short to wield such a heavy weapon." If you change to a long sword, you can also use the flexibility of your body to give full play to the advantages of your fighting spirit. ”
Lin Xi couldn't help but nod. Today, Cruy himself learned another thing: not only should things be used to the fullest, but people should also be used.
"Alright, Linxi, you can choose for yourself, I have to continue to polish that greatsword. With that, Cruy didn't look at Nicholas again, but shook two bottles of wine comfortably and entered the forge workshop.
It didn't take much time for Lynsey to find her favorite weapon among the various swords, a long sword that was all red. Holding this long sword of more than one meter, Lin Xi's whole momentum changed, his unruly long brown hair was windless and automatic, his sharp eyes seemed to see through the deepest part of the space, and the long sword raised high, the dazzling red seemed to be burning with flames!
"Kruid, let's go first. After Lynsey ran into the studio with his sword and said hello to Kruid, Nicholas outside shouted and prepared to leave.
"Remember to bring two more bottles of spirits next time, or don't want to enter the door again. Cruy replied in a deep voice.
After leaving the door, Lin Xi's mind moved, and he had already put the longsword into the golden storage ring.
"Let's go, let's go home, uncle, I'll teach you sword style again, and attack with your fighting spirit. ”
The two quickly walked up Noqi Avenue and rushed home.